Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-10-12

developments ia Sweetwater is from
the Bodie Miner:
As there has been manifested con.
siderable interest in the Patterson Min
ing District, Sweetwaier mountains
the following Srticle may I've Of inter-
est to the readers oil the Miner.
The mkners,l belt extends a6oN ave
miles in II nsrtherly and seathes&Y di
rection, by over two miles in width,
consisting of quartz porPhyry inter.
spersed with bikes of greensboro Harie-
ties, the latter forming the foot walls
of the different veins and running
along the whole length of the belt
The only work of any extent so far
has been done on the kentuck mine,
which is situated on the northern
slope of Ferris Canyon, nearthe top of
the ridge. This mine has been work
ed 10 the depth of four hundred feet
and produced nearly one-haif million
dollars. In the Rather mine, which
adjoins the Kentuck ON the east two
foot vein was recently discovered, pro-
ducing ore giving au average of $3.50
per ton. The owners are now taking
out the ore for shipment. In many
other veins too numerous to mention
good ore has been found, but the own
ers being unable IL 90 aanything but
assessment work on their properties
from year to year keeps'the district at
siandstill until capital can be Undue
ed to invest. Owing to the character
of the country, the 9ountains being
separated by deep canyons at nearly
right angles to the veins, can'be work.
ed by tunneling alore to depth of
from hundreds to nearly 1900 feet
saving the cost of koisting and pump.
machinery This coupled with an
abundance OF wood and water ia the
district makes it possible to work very
oW. grade ores ito profit, showing
that all aYqumeaas is capital to open
up the District tea great bullion pro.
Queer
Ne ascertain ,the following Tacts in
regard 10 the late strike made lin the
Nosth California Comstock mine, In
that dsstr,ct; frsm I'D. F. Moore aand
A. SSderllng who have just returned
from it.iere:
Thsledge,was found to be on an
awerSge of abtsat forty feet lin width
and us a well edefined contact tissure,
the kootwall being an andesite a
|. greerstone'variety) and hanging.wall
quartz ,porphyry and felsite. The vein
crops out the entire ,length OF The
claim and at some parts twenty feet
saboWe rthe'snrsace, running in Ia nor.
therly and sOrtherly objections through
the mountain which separates Ferris
ySweetwater Canyons. The elnine. can
be worked fran the latter eanyon by
"a tGnael runon the. lode, to aa depth OF
alsost LOO aeet perpendicular. ANY
p"rti'aof 'tase Groupings sayill give
assays from e few dollars NC high MS
eighteen dollars per ton. s.aud select
samples much higher. The recent
strike WAS made by cut ia sthe crop
Pings SIXTY feet below the tap of ,lbe
mountain, while doing the assessment
work this Fall, and 20 far AS unc. over
ed proves to l,eseight feet in width of
ore averaging aetween fifty and sixty
dollars per ton. ten per cent in ,old
the balance being silver. Select : am
pies nssAying as high as ,S220 .per ION
from this cut. The rich spots OF ore
can be found in the groupings go ng
d"wn The mountain for a distance of
lao feet 81. IL Impossible to say or
form an idea. as 30 the eyten, of +, be
ore chute nntil IL be further pr Is.
pcc'ed, which the i2wners now, fropo De
&" do by starting u Alnnel on,the len &c
tN tap this ore body ut least 17D I. 1t
Mellow the surface. The ores an OF u
Ire milling character.